Browsing by Subject: Secondary Education
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Transforming through technologies the modalities of learning: New Life Sciences in secondary schooling
John Hedberg, Macquarie University, Australia; Penny Van Bergen, University of Sydney, Australia
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 6322–6330
The paper reports on a funded project focussed on disciplinarity and technology in the New Life Sciences (NLS) where the understanding of the discipline is mediated through a number of technologies... More
pp. 6322-6330
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FIXA-T’HI. A digital territory to promote environmental education
Leandro Madrazo, Mario Hernández & Jordi Agustí, Escola Tècnica i Superior d'Arquitectura La Salle, Universitat Ramon Llull, Spain
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 6183–6188
FIXA-T’HI is a learning environment conceived to promote environmental education among students in secondary education. It is based on the interaction between two maps: a geographical... More
pp. 6183-6188
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Linking Teachers' Self-Efficacy Beliefs about ICT in a Developing Country
Irene Govender, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; Desmond Wesley Govender, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 6158–6164
The integration of ICT in teaching and learning is becoming almost obligatory given the imperatives of education in many countries in the world. All teachers have a challenging job, but integrating... More
pp. 6158-6164
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Creating Global Partnerships to Increase Economic Opportunities for Disadvantaged Adolescents:
Elinor L. Brown & Madison Gates, University of Kentucky, United States
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 5840–5842
The goal of the IVMP is to create international economic opportunities for underrepresented adolescents using a variety of traditional and non-traditional technology based modalities. The IVMP... More
pp. 5840-5842
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Barriers to Using ICT in Mathematics Teaching: Issues in Methodology
Rebecca Hudson, Anne Porter & Mark Nelson, University of Wollongong, Australia
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 5765–5770
Abstract: In this paper we examine the barriers to using ICT of secondary mathematics teachers in the classroom. The sample contained 114 mathematics teachers from public secondary schools in New... More
pp. 5765-5770
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Pre-service classroom teachers’ learning of spatial skills through geometric transformations – U.S.A and Turkey
Glenn Smith, University of South Florida, United States; Sinan Olkun, Ankara University, Turkey; Helen Gerretson, University of South Florida, United States; Deniz Deryakulu, Ankara University, Turkey; James Dogbey, University of South Florida, United States; Aliye Erdem, Ankara University, Turkey
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 5709–5713
This study investigated how elementary education pre-service teachers in Turkey and the United States learned geometric transformations from structured activities using an interactive computer... More
pp. 5709-5713
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Virtual Instrumentation applied to science education in primary and secondary school. The European project "Virtual Insturmentation Collaborating Space for Science Education"
Elena Castrillo, José Antonio Cuellar, Fernando González & Montserrat González, Teacher Training and educational Innovation Centre Valladolid II, Spain; Gabriel Gorghiu, Valahia University Targoviste, Romania; Alicia Garcia de la Santa, Teacher Training and educational Innovation Centre Valladolid II, Spain
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 5148–5152
In this poster we present the project “Virtual Community Collaborating Space for Science Education”. Its main purpose is to adapt, develop, test, implement and disseminate training materials,... More
pp. 5148-5152
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Physical Education Students’ Self-efficacy and Attitudes Regarding Information and Communication Technologies
Marina Papastergiou, University of Thessaly, Greece
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 3880–3887
The aim of this study was to investigate physical education undergraduate students’ computer and Internet experience, computer and Internet self-efficacy, attitudes towards computer use and... More
pp. 3880-3887
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Mobile Technology and Teachers’ Attitudes Towards ICTs in Basic Education
Keijo Sipilä, Department of education/ Municipality of Lieto, Finland
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 3270–3278
The use of ICTs has been increasing in Finnish primary and secondary schools for the last decade, but the possibilities of new technology are still not used in favor of pedagogical changes;... More
pp. 3270-3278
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A study on student’s characteristics and programming learning
Anabela Gomes, ISEC – Engineering Institute of Coimbra, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra & CISUC - Center for Informatics and Systems of the University of Coimbra, Portugal; António Mendes, CISUC - Center for Informatics and Systems of the University of Coimbra, Portugal
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 2895–2904
Results in introductory programming courses are often disappointing. Several possible causes for this situation have been reported. One of them is the differences between students in terms of their... More
pp. 2895-2904
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A technology-enhanced learning environment to support learning by sharing professional experience in writing
Monica Gavota, Daniel Schneider, Mireille Betrancourt & Urs Richle, University of Geneva, TECFA, Switzerland
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 2883–2892
In Switzerland, over 75% of higher secondary education is vocational. Apprentices spend 70% of their time as an employee in a company and the remaining time at school. Learning in school and... More
pp. 2883-2892
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Roles and Importance of Multimedia in Higher Education
Dawood Alhamdani, Sohar University, Oman
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 1215–1222
Multimedia, as product and application, can have potential roles in enhancing learning. Certainly multimedia resources are increasingly embraced in elementary and secondary education. On the... More
pp. 1215-1222
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Online Competency-based Teachers College: Western Governor's University
Alisa Izumi, Western Governor's University, United States
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 912–913
Western Governors University (WGU) maintains a Teachers College with vibrant and growing initial- and post-licensure programs in elementary and secondary education. As a distance-education... More
pp. 912-913
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Mobile Learning with Moles: A Case Study for Enriching Cognitive Learning by Collaborative Learning in Real World Contexts
Silke Guenther & Thomas Winkler, IMIS, Germany; Kai Ilgner, Oberschule zum Dom, Germany; Michael Herczeg, IMIS, Germany
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 374–380
In this paper we discuss the results of a mobile learning project a young art teacher in training conducted with fifth graders at a local higher secondary school in Germany. In contrast to... More
pp. 374-380
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Designing robotics-enhanced constructivist training for science and technology teachers: the TERECoP Project
Dimitris Alimisis, School of Pedagogical and Technological Education, Greece
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 288–293
Over the last decade, at an international level, quite a few efforts have been made to include robotics in the secondary school education, mainly in science and technology subjects. However, even ... More
pp. 288-293
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NTET (National Teachers’ Skill Test in Applied Educational Technology in Secondary and Elementary School) in China: Background, Content and Practice
Jiyou Jia, Department of Educational Technology, School of Education, Peking University, China
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 135–144
We introduce the Chinese NTET (National Teachers’ Skill Test in Applied Educational Technology in Secondary and Elementary School). With the background that the government has invested much in the ... More
pp. 135-144
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Evaluation of The Intelligent Classes In North Cyprus
Huseyin Yaratan, Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey; Aytekin Isman, Sakarya University, Turkey; Hale Alibaba Erden & Hamit Caner, Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey; Ozlem Canan, Sakarya University, Turkey
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 117–122
As importance of technology has been realized by the administrators working for the ministry of Education, they have started being active by establishing smart classrooms to some schools since 2006... More
pp. 117-122
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The Insula Europae Project – A Multimedia Application Portal for Teaching the History of European Integration
Fabrizio Boldini & Maria Rita Bracchini, Centro Studi e Formazione Villa Montesca, Italy; Philippos Pouyioutas, Emilios Solomou & Christina Ioannou, University of Nicosia, Cyprus
EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 34–41
This paper presents the Insula Europae project which has resulted in an e-learning portal. By making use of video, audio and animation, this interactive application presents various important... More
pp. 34-41
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(Re)Anchored Video Centered Engagement: The Transferability of Preservice Training to Practice
Gail Dickinson & Emily Summers, Texas State University—San Marcos, United States
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 10, No. 1 (March 2010) pp. 106–118
This longitudinal study tracks primary participants over 3 years from their last year of university preservice teaching training through their second year of in-service teaching via surveys,... More
pp. 106-118
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Effect of Cooperative Learning On Academic Achievement of Physics Course
Mohammadreza Keramati, University of Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic Of)
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 29, No. 2 (April 2010) pp. 155–173
Abstract: This paper reports the results of an investigation on the effect of cooperative learning on academic achievement of physics course. Cooperative learning was employed to experimental group... More
pp. 155-173